United States congratulates new Pakistan PM Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
India TV NewsHighlights US congratulated new Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif It also said that US is looking forward to working with him Pakistan has been an important partner on wide-ranging mutual interests: Antony Blinken The United States has congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif and hoped to keep cooperating with the new government, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. "The United States congratulates newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and we look forward to continuing our long-standing cooperation with Pakistan's government," Blinken said in the statement on Wednesday. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday after being elected by the National Assembly of the country. Prime Minister-elect Shehbaz Sharif was administered the oath by the Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani after President Arif Alvi fell ill. Shehbaz Sharif, President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and former leader of the Opposition, was elected the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly of the country earlier today.